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PrinceSanty: In the FAT32 File System Microsoft MS-DOS versions 4.0 and later allow FDISK to partition hard disks up to 4 gigabytes (GB) in size. However, the MS-DOS file allocation table (FAT) file system can support only 2 GB per partition.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe short answer is 2 TB. The long answer is that it really depends on your computer and the version of DOS you are using.
DOS relies on the BIOS to access the hard drive. At many points in history, the size of hard drive that a computer could support has hit a major stopping point that could not be fixed without an updated BIOS. These include
* The 1,024 cylinder / 504 MB barrier * The 4,096 cylinder / 1.97GB barrier * The 8,192 cylinder / 3.94 GB barrier * The Int13 / 7.88 GB barrier * The 65,536 Cylinder / 32 GB barrier * The ATA / 127 GB barrier Computers made since 2002 have LBA48 support, meaning they can support hard drive up to 144 petabytes. MS-DOS cannot use FAT32 partitions larger than 2 TB, although larger ones might be possible under DR-DOS and FreeDOS using 2 KB sectors instead of 512-byte sectors. MS-DOS 6.22 is stuck at the Int13 barrier. MS-DOS 7, DR-DOS, and FreeDOS can all break the ATA barrier, depending on the BIOS.
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∙ 12y agoSince DOS is a FAT16 OS, its maximum partition size is 2GB.
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How many partitions can be created on a disk with a MS-DOS partition table?
DOS can support multiple partitions as like windows but the maximum partition will be of 2 GB maximum, as DOS supports FAT 16..
When using fdisk to prepare a primary partition for ms-dos 6.22 what is the maximum size you can create?
2 GB
What is the maximum size a hard drive formatted with FAT16?
There is no limit on the size of a hard driveformatted with FAT16. The only limit is the size of a FAT16 partition on the drive. The maximum size of a FAT16 partition is 4 GB.
How do you make a Non-DOS partition using MS-DOS?
MS DOS partition is always a DOS partition.. You can not make a Non-DOS partition using DOS..
What is the maximum no of Primary Partitions that can be created?
4 on an ms-dos style partition table
Single basic disk can consist of a maximum of how many primary partitions?
4 on ms-dos partition table
What is the maximum number of partitions a NetWare 6.5 Server may contain including the DOS partition?
Four partitions.
What is the maximum size of an NTFS partition?
As it is currently supported by the drivers in Windows, an NTFS partition can be no larger than 256 terabytes.
How many maximum different filesystems can be defined on a disk with four partitions?
Assuming one of them is an extended partition on an MS-DOS partition table: Eight. If the partitions are all primary partitions: Four.
How do you partition a hard disk in dos?
The Fdisk command is used to change hard disk partitions in DOS.
The FAT16 file system supports maximum partition size of GB?
FAT 16 file system support 2GB partion.
How large can a partition be?
The size limit of a partition will depend on the firmware of the computer in question, the size of the hard drive, and what file system is being used. For example, many older BIOSes cannot see past the 127 GB barrier, the largest single hard drive currently available is about 2 TB, and the maximum size of an NTFS partition is 256 TB.
